Ancient India
What is believed to be the holiest river?
The Ganges River
List 3 inventions of Classical China.
Examples: Umbrella, Printing, Paper, Gunpowder, Kites, Compass, Maps
What script did they use?
Cuneiform
What is believed to be the most important temple in Chichen Itza?
The Kukulkan Temple
Who is the god of the seas and horses?
Posiedon (Neptune)
What is the Mahabharata?
The longest epic poem in the world
What is the biggest dynasty?
Qin Dynasty
How did the ancient Mesopotamians write cuneiform?
With a piece of cut reed called a stylus.
Ball courts weren't only used for games. They were also used for _______
Feasts and Parties.
Who were the first three gods?
Zues, Poseidon, and Hades
What is the Ramayanam?
It depicts the life of Rama, the sun prince.
What did the ancient chinese do before gunpowder?
They burnt bamboo sticks until they exploded.
What is the temple inside each city state called?
A ziggurat
The civilazation that flourished the most was what civilzation?
The Mayan civilization
Grapes were used for making _____
Wine
The most common language in India now is...
Hindi
Which Emperor unified all of China?
Qin Shi Huangdi
Mesopotamia was part of ________
The Fertile Crescent
What was the most famous city in the modern Mesoamerican area?
Chichen Itza
What were olives used for?
Olive Oil
What language is the root of all Indian languages?
Sanskrit
What was gunpowder used for in Classical China?
It was used for firecrackers. The firecrackers were also used for weapons.
The fertile Crescent also included...
Modern day Iran and Iraq
They fought against each other
What did Gaia do for the way Uranus treated her chilren?
She encouraged them to rebel against Uranus